Cristóbal de Torres

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Cristóbal de Torres was a 17th-century Spanish Dominican friar and archbishop of Santafé de Bogotá who played a key role in colonial New Granada’s religious and educational life.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic theologian ⓘ
Dominican friar ⓘ
Roman Catholic archbishop ⓘ
Spanish person ⓘ
human ⓘ
university founder ⓘ
affiliation Catholic Church in New Granada ⓘ
Spanish Crown (colonial church hierarchy) ⓘ
linked to: Patronato real
areaServed Archdiocese of Santafé de Bogotá ⓘ
Viceroyalty of New Granada ⓘ
centuryOfActivity 17th century ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Spain ⓘ
denomination Roman Catholic ⓘ
educatedAt Dominican institutions in Spain ⓘ
familyName de Torres ⓘ
fieldOfWork colonial ecclesiastical governance ⓘ
religious education ⓘ
theology ⓘ
givenName Cristóbal ⓘ
hasEthnicGroup Spaniard ⓘ
influenced Development of higher education in New Granada ⓘ
Organization of the colonial church in New Granada ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName Spanish ⓘ
memberOf Order of Preachers ⓘ
notableFor Founding a major college in Santafé de Bogotá ⓘ
Key role in colonial New Granada’s educational life ⓘ
Key role in colonial New Granada’s religious life ⓘ
notableWork Defense of ecclesiastical privileges in colonial society ⓘ
Founding of Colegio Mayor de Nuestra Señora del Rosario ⓘ
Promotion of higher education in New Granada ⓘ
Reforms in ecclesiastical administration in Santafé de Bogotá ⓘ
Support for missionary activity in New Granada ⓘ
occupation archbishop ⓘ
educator ⓘ
friar ⓘ
theologian ⓘ
university administrator ⓘ
partOf Colonial clergy of the Spanish Empire ⓘ
placeOfActivity Santafé de Bogotá ⓘ
linked to: Bogotá

Spanish Empire ⓘ
Viceroyalty of New Granada ⓘ
positionHeld Archbishop of Santafé de Bogotá ⓘ
Bishop in the Viceroyalty of New Granada ⓘ
religion Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
residence Santafé de Bogotá ⓘ
linked to: Bogotá
title Archbishop ⓘ
Fray ⓘ

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Universidad del Rosario → founder → Fray Cristóbal de Torres y Motones ⓘ
linked to: Cristóbal de Torres
Universidad del Rosario → founder → Cristóbal de Torres ⓘ